[lewislynn]

I wonder how many of those people refusing to go out for fun also quit their jobs for the same reason....can't smoke there either.

I smoked for over thirty years and still didn't like someone smoking while eating.

The fact that not allowing smoking caused business to drop off is more an indication of the pathetic hold people allow a cigarette to have on their lives....

OH GEE, I can't leave the house....what would I do if I have to do without my cigarette for 30 minutes?

[Just another Joe]

I wonder how many of those people refusing to go out for fun also quit their jobs for the same reason....can't smoke there either.
There IS a difference. People can usually survive wothout going out to drink or eat.
Without a wage coming in it's a little different.

I smoked for over thirty years and still didn't like someone smoking while eating.
I also have smoked for about thirty years. I don't mind someone smoking in the same room with me while I eat as long as they are not blowing it in my face.
If the business has a decent ventilation system this isn't usually a problem.

The fact that not allowing smoking caused business to drop off is more an indication of the pathetic hold people allow a cigarette to have on their lives....
When I go out to eat a GOOD meal I pay between $80 and $120 for my faminly to eat. My idea of a good meal includes a cup of coffee and a cigarette at the end.
Why on earth would I want to go out and pay that kind of money for a meal that I wouldn't consider GOOD?

OH GEE, I can't leave the house....what would I do if I have to do without my cigarette for 30 minutes?

I'm sorry that you feel that way about smokers. I can, and have, gone days without any type of nicotine whatsoever.
I enjoy smoking but it does NOT control my life.

[Max McGarrity]

I wonder how many of those people refusing to go out for fun also quit their jobs for the same reason....can't smoke there either.

Having the jackboot of government on my neck was more than enough reason for me to start my own business. And I've never regretted it.

I smoked for over thirty years and still didn't like someone smoking while eating.

It makes me wonder why--when so many anti-smokers apparently share your distaste--some of you didn't simply open your own smoker-hostile restaurants.

The fact that not allowing smoking caused business to drop off is more an indication of the pathetic hold people allow a cigarette to have on their lives....OH GEE, I can't leave the house....what would I do if I have to do without my cigarette for 30 minutes?

Joe's already answered this very well, and I agree with him. Antis say "it isn't about smokers, it's about smoke!" To which I say, bullroar. Antis don't like smokers, and I don't intend to part with my hard-earned money at any establishment that doesn't care about my comfort.

[Great Dane]

is more an indication of the pathetic hold people allow a cigarette to have on their lives....

It has more to do with people not like having a life style dictated to them.

[SheLion]

lewislynn! It's not that I CAN'T go without a cigarette. But I REFUSE to spend my hard earned money in a place that does not accomodate smokers! Why pay for that personal abuse? Not me!!

[SheLion]

Business's in the news because the smoking ban is killing them:

Lights out

Cloquet Perkins closes night shift - blames smoking ban

Restaurants blast no smoking regulations

Eateries say smoking ban hurts

And the list goes on............